Check-punch.



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PATBNTED JULY 3, 19 0 6.

CHECK PUNCH. APPLIGAT'ION FILED JAN. 23,1906;-

NOT OVER TWENTY DOLLARS 4 per.

scription on' each,

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GHECEK PUNGHB No. seams.

Specification of Letters Patent.

"Patented Italy 3, 1906.

Application filed January 23; 1905. Elerlal No. 297,419.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED Warnns PRoc- TOR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Check Punches,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to checkunches, and particularly to that class in wich the check is impressed with an inscription to indicate a limit forthat particular draft or pa- This is commonly accomplished by noressingthe words -Not over twenty dolars, or Not over one hundred dollars, or

other" amount indicating a fixed limit of value and thus prevent loss bythe raising of the checker other fraudulent practices.

a The principal object of my invention is to provide a pocket device ofthe above character of maximum cheapness and simplicity and having anattractive appearance.

I With this and other ohjectsin view my invention consists in theconstruction, combination,-location, and arrangement of partshereinafter set forth and shown and finally particularly pointed out inthe appended claims. I

- In the draWings Figure l is a perspective view of achech-pnnchembodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a section on the line III III of Fig. 2. I In carryingout my invention I-make use of some resilient sheet material which isfolded ovens as to produce two parallel leaves or layers, and l emhossthese with the desired inscription, so that they will likcwme emboss asheet of paper when it is pressed between them. I then provide a baclrinfor each of the layers or leaves directly behind the inso as to makethe-structare more rigid, and provide a convenient point of enga ementfor the fingers when the device is use r g Referring to he drawings, 1denotes a strip which I make of springy tinned sheet steel trip hatinggrooves or bent into. a U shape, with a rounded rear edge 2 and channelsor rooves 3 at each end or extremlty. The c annels preferably have arectangular section, as shown in Fig. 2. Si-

multaneously with the formation of the channels in the usual die-press Iemboss the bottom or face 4 of each with male and female impressions,denoting the inscription desired. This is a conv'em'ent'method ofmanufacture; but I do not, of course, desire to be limited or restrictedto any particular method of production of the check punch.

- 5 designates painted wooden blocks of an attractive hue inserted intothe channels or grooves 3 to stiffen the construction and pro= vide apoint of enga cment-for the fingers. Any desired rigid bac 'ng could ofcourse be used.

What I claim is- 1. A checlepunch comprising a U-shaped sheet-metalstrip having a male and female inscription in opposed relation on itsextremi ties, and means for stiffening said extremities.

2. A check-punch comprising a strip formed with opposed leaves or layershaving male and female inscriptions embossed thereon, and rigid meansfor backing said inscriptions throughout their length.

3. A checlepunch comprising a strip formed with opposed. leaves orlayers with male and female inscriptions embossed thereon and havinggrooves or channels, and stiffening means in said channels.

4. A checli=punch comprising a ill-shaped channelsforrne a itsextremities, the faces or bottoms of which are embossed totor-rainsenptions, hioclrs adapted to back said inscriptions, and.tained in said grooves. 7 V

In Witness whereof I. subscribe my signa= ture in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALFRED WATERS PRQCTQR.

Witnesses:

. FRANK S. Once,

WZLLIAM Dona/ran,

